CVE-2008-1093 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Acresso InstallShield Update Agent does not properly verify the authenticity of Rule Scripts obtained from GetRules.asp web pages on FLEXnet Connect servers, which allows remote man-in-the-middle attackers to execute arbitrary VBScript code via Trojan horse Rules.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00849.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Acresso Subscribe	Flexnet Connect Subscribe Intallshield Update Agent Subscribe

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:acresso:flexnet_connect::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:acresso:intallshield_update_agent::::::::

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2008-1104	Acresso InstallShield Update Agent does not properly verify the authenticity of Rule Scripts obtained from GetRules.asp web pages on FLEXnet Connect servers, which allows remote man-in-the-middle attackers to execute arbitrary VBScript code via Trojan horse Rules.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
http://secunia.com/advisories/31896
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4268
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/837092
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/496389/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31204
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020893
http://www.simplicity.net/vuln/CVE-2008-1093.txt
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2613

History

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Projects

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MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2008-09-17T18:06:00

Updated: 2024-08-07T08:08:57.628Z

Reserved: 2008-02-28T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2008-1093

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2008-09-18T15:04:27.093

Modified: 2025-04-09T00:30:58.490

Link: CVE-2008-1093

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-94

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